Welcome to the Lady Chapel Evensong for Pentecost!
For those who are joining us for the first time, Evensong is an Episcopal / Anglican service of evening prayer that follows a set order of hymns, psalms, readings, and prayers. You can listen via the audio player above or wherever you get your podcasts.
I’m especially excited to have my 6 year old Teddy reading for Evensong this week. She just finished kindergarten. I think hearing an early reader stumble through a passage is about as good of a metaphor for interpreting the Holy Spirit as anything.
If you want to follow along in the Book of Common Prayer, we’re on page 117. Or you can follow the order of service below. - Allie
Order of Service for Evensong
A brief welcome from my daughter, Tallulah
Opening Responses (also called Preces, which in Latin means prayers)
Then follows
Evening Hymn: O Gracious Light (Phos hilaron)
Then follows
Psalm 104:25-35,37 (read by Jordan Trendelman)
25 O Lord, how manifold are your works! *
in wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
26 Yonder is the great and wide sea
with its living things too many to number, *
creatures both small and great.
27 There move the ships,
and there is that Leviathan, *
which you have made for the sport of it.
28 All of them look to you *
to give them their food in due season.
29 You give it to them; they gather it; *
you open your hand, and they are filled with good things.
30 You hide your face, and they are terrified; *
you take away their breath,
and they die and return to their dust.
31 You send forth your Spirit, and they are created; *
and so you renew the face of the earth.
32 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever; *
may the Lord rejoice in all his works.
33 He looks at the earth and it trembles; *
he touches the mountains and they smoke.
34 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; *
I will praise my God while I have my being.
35 May these words of mine please him; *
I will rejoice in the Lord.
37 Bless the Lord, O my soul. *
Hallelujah!
Then follows
The Lesson (read by Teddy Levanway)
Acts 2:1-4
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.
Then follows
The Song of Mary (Magnificat)
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Prayers
The Lord’s Prayer - Sung to the tune of "Lifting Up the Lowly" (music coming soon) Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
A Collect for Easter by Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dail
Wind over the Deep, You anoint us with fire and understanding. Beckon us out of locked rooms. Alight in us Your language of love and belonging. Demand of us what You know we can be, and where we fall short, remind us You are the wind under our timid wings. Your love burns in us — help us trust Your voice when You speak us into the Love that You are, have always been, and always will be. Amen.
A hymn is sung. Intercessions can be offered aloud or in silence.
The service closes with
Amen.
Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dail wrote our collect for Pentecost (!!!) She is the priest at Jubilee Episcopal Church in Austin, TX and co-host of the podcast, And Also With You about reclaiming an ancient Christian faith for a modern Christian life. Check out Rev. Lizzie’s Substack newsletter here and follow her on Instagram and TikTok.
This podcast was mixed by Meg Settle and the service music mastered by Edsel Holden. Songs and readings were recorded at the downtown branch of the Chattanooga Public Library, Christ Church Episcopal, and Meg’s House.
Thank you to Chase Floyd for playing guitar and harmonica on O Gracious Light and Lifting Up the Lowly. Thank you to Drew Bunting for playing guitar on The Lord’s Prayer.
Thank you to Rev. Claire Brown, Rev. Dr. Zac Settle, Rev. Murdock Jones, Rev. Casey Andrew Perkins, Chase Floyd, Megan Wesolowski, Rev. April Berends, Rev. Drew Bunting, Jordan Trendleman, and Teddy Levanway for sharing your beautiful voices in this service.
Thank you to Mary Erskine for notating these charts.
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